Enter the Forbidden City
6.4
2018
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During the celebrations of the Emperors 80th birthday, an opera troupe from southern China is invited to come to Beijing to perform for the Emperor. Afterwards, the opera troupe is allowed to stay in Beijing, and they become what is known today as the Peking Opera.
Stuck in the Groove
7
2021
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A Documentary film exploring the history and evolution of vinyl records. Featuring Interviews with the experts, musicians and fans alike, Stuck in the Groove takes you on a journey of vinyl-mania, music and nostalgia.
Taloompuk
6.7
2002
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Set in 1962, idealistic healthcare officer Kulasatri has been assigned to work in the cape village of Taloompuk where she meets Jaa Chang, an idealistic navy sergeant who has suffered from his high-minded idealism. Together, the pair witness the natural beauty of their surroundings and the purity of the southern villagers lifestyle. But a cross-religion love triangle starts to rage while a devastating storm approaches, threatening all life on Taloompuk cape. The movie recreates the scene of the natural disaster that killed more than ten thousand Muslim and Buddhist Thais.
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
7.9
1981
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Chronicles the history of Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with black baseball greats.
Museum "Revolution"
5.3
2015
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A revolution changes the social and political landscapes of a country, but first and foremost it changes the physical landscape. For centuries none of the city centers of the world capitals looked nothing like the Maidan in the last few months, which resembles a medieval town and a futuristic fantasy at the same time.
The Egyptian
6.6
1954
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In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaohs court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
6
2011
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A documentary on the subject of the collections of books, instruments and medical anomalies at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Mutter Museum housed there. This short film represents the first to be made by the internationally recognized Quay Brothers in the United States. While not a stop-motion animation film, a form for which the Quays are best known, the entire film is vibrantly constructed and animated. Musical score by composer Tim Nelson and voice-over provided by Derek Jacobi.
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
7.2
2016
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In 1936 when 18 African-American athletes participated in the Berlin Olympic Games, history forgot all except one. This is the story of the other 17.
Between Pain and Amen
7.3
2019
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A young composer and double bass virtuoso, who returns to Romania after studying in Vienna, is arrested by the political police soon after getting engaged and taken to the Pitesti prison, where a brainwashing and torture-based experiment is under way. The horrible communist experiment, copied after the Soviet model, is headed by the much-feared Ciumau. The composer survives unimaginable torture due to his strong religious belief and composes Ode to God. His music will eventually save his fiancee, Lia.
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
6.8
2023
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Michael Portillo returns with an authored documentary, that uses British state papers to shed fresh light on key events and personalities during the Civil War period in Ireland.
The Last American Colony
6
2019
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Puerto Rico, the last relic of colonization in the western hemisphere, has been a dependent territory of the USA since 1917. Los Macheteros and one of its leaders Juan Segarra have been fighting for its full independence for many decades.
Hitler's Teen Killers
5.9
2020
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Khorfakkan
6.1
2020
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In the beginning of 1500s, during the Portuguese conquests on Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and Arabian Gulf, a village on the edge of sea revolts against the Portuguese rule and conquer after years of oppression, In pursuit of freedom.
Max Manus: Man of War
7.3
2008
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The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.
Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer
7.5
2022
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After the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale is hailed as a heroine in England. She immediately sets about reforming military and civilian hospitals - i.a. using statistics. Throughout her life, she defies her family, doctors and military personnel. Her methods are spread to the rest of the British Empire. When she falls ill herself, she nevertheless continues her pioneering work and helps to shape the modern world.
Make Hummus Not War
5.6
2012
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Filmmaker Trevor Graham is an Australian hummus tragic. Every week in his Bondi Beach home he observes the hummus making ritual, mashing chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahina. But when the Hummus War erupted in 2008, among the usual suspects, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine, Graham was hungry for more. But this war ha no soldiers, bullets or tanks. Just chickpeas and hummus. Make Hummus Not War is a humorous homage to the chickpeas most distinguished dish. But theres a personal story, how Graham became a hummus tragic, a father who served in Palestine during WW2 and two lovers in his life, one Syrian, one Jewish, with whom he shared a great culinary passion.
Mohenjo Daro
6
2016
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In 2016 BC, a kind farmer leads an uprising in the city of Mohenjo Daro.
The Gray Wolves
5.1
1993
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Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike
7
2014
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In 2007, the Writers Guild of America, the Screenwriters Union, hit an impasse in their contract negotiations with the Studios. At the center of the dispute was jurisdiction over the internet. Unable to make progress, the WGA called a strike which brought Hollywood to a halt for 100 days.
Filiberto
7.8
2017
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The deeds of a professional musician who abandons his trumpet and family to live the clandestine life of an armed revolutionary for Puerto Rican independence.
The Fourth World
7
2011
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A quick look at the slums of Nairobi, Guatemala City, and Manila.
Anne of the Thousand Days
7.6
1969
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King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Jingle Bell Rocks!
7
2013
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An exclusive backstage pass into a fascinating underground world of alternative Christmas music. Starring an eclectic cast of characters - The Flaming Lips, Run DMC, John Waters - plus two dozen amazing and original songs, JINGLE BELL ROCKS. is a cinematic sleigh ride into the strange and sublime universe of alternative Christmas music.
Johannes Kepler - Storming the Heavens
7
2020
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Nowadays we associate Johannes Kepler with his famous laws of planetary motion. But the history of his discoveries is a drama of Shakespearian proportions - full of intrigue, passion, depravity and corruption.